An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, a memory storing historical messages previously transceived, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: based on reception of a new message, controlling the display to display a notification indicating the reception of the new message, detecting an input corresponding to the notification, and based on the user corresponding to the notification, controlling the display to display the new message and at least one historical message from among the historical messages and selected based on a designated time interval.